Tim Ogle - Crazy Sh*t In Real Estate with Leigh Brown - Episode #155

If a client looking over her shoulder and saying, “I hope my
husband doesn’t think you’re my boyfriend,” isn’t a red flag, I
don’t know what is! Luckily, Tim Ogle, a long-time REALTOR and
Air Force retiree was armed and connected to people who could
help and poke fun at him a little bit, too. Listen in to find out
how Tim handled a drunk, suicidal, and thieving client – and why
this crazy story may not be over yet.


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Time Stamped Show Notes:


01:00 – Introducing Tim, a REALTOR since 2006 when he retired
from the Air Force

01:07 – He started as his wife’s assistant, but that lasted 2
week until she fired him; they split the business up, he took
buyers and she took sellers

02:22 – Advice for husband and wife teams: Know and set
specific job descriptions

04:30 – Tim’s CSIRE story

04:35 – It started with a client who wanted to go out to look
at homes; she had to be prequalified first

05:00 – She called 5 minutes before the appointment at their
satellite office and canceled because her car broke down; she
asked if he could pick her up

05:30 – He went to her house and her teenage daughter answers
the door; he picked up the client and they drove to the first
house

06:00 – On the drive, the woman said, “I hope my husband
doesn’t think you’re my boyfriend’; her speech becomes slurred

06:30 – She appears very drunk and reveals that she’s in an
abusive relationship; she said she wants to find a home so she
can divorce her husband and move on

07:10 – She said she wanted to end her life and had taken
pills with a fifth of vodka; he calls 911 and starts towards the
hospital

08:00 – He’s armed and cannot enter the hospital with a
concealed weapon; she’s freaking out and tries to exit the car on
the interstate

08:40 – He couldn’t say he was armed in front of the suicidal
woman, which is why he asked the dispatcher to have law
enforcement meet him at the hospital

09:00 – Police never arrived at the hospital, so he took her
in; people knew him because he had worked for the fire department

10:00 – He secured his weapon and came back in to make a
statement; he thought that was the end of it

10:30 – A few hours later, he gets a call from someone at the
fire department who says, “What kind of a shit-magnet are you?”

11:15 – The woman had tried to take an officer’s gun; around
town, that officer would refer to the woman as Tim’s girlfriend
as a joke

12:00 – Fast forward two years and one of his agent’s car got
stolen; the agent’s purse was on a desk and someone had taken her
wallet and car keys

13:00 – The same woman had come back and stolen the car; she
called the agent to apologize while Tim was there and he
recognized her name

13:14 – He called 911 and gave the woman’s name and address;
while she had the car, she got it detailed and got an oil change
using the client’s credit cards

13:50 – She came back with the car and the police showed up;
it was the same officer that called the woman Tim’s girlfriend

14:15 – She spent some time in jail; since then they’ve moved
from Nebraska to Arizona

14:40 – The woman moved to Arizona a few months after they
did; the story may continue

15:30 – Lessons from Tim’s story

15:38 – It’s good that Tim had connections from his life
before real estate; it’s also great how Tim acted quickly and
helped her

16:50 – Have a safety protocol for yourself and your clients;
you don’t know what could happen in vacant homes or with
strangers

17:45 – The first time you meet a client, it must be at the
office

18:30 – How to contact Tim and Team Ogle: com or on Facebook



3 Key Points


Have a clear, well-defined job description – especially when
working with a spouse!

Have safety protocols in place for yourself, your team, and
your clients.

Your client’s health and safety comes first.



Credits


Audio Production by Chris Mottram

Show Notes provided by Melissa Valder